Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM)
andby his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought
hisgroup, D12, to mainstream recognition. In addition to being a member of D12, Eminem is also one half of the hip hop duo
BadMeets Evil, with Royce da 5'9". Eminem is one of the best-selling artists in the world and is the best selling artist of the
2000s(decade). He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines ...read more

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM)
andby his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought
hisgroup, D12, to mainstream recognition. In addition to being a member of D12, Eminem is also one half of the hip hop duo
BadMeets Evil, with Royce da 5'9". Eminem is one of the best-selling artists in the world and is the best selling artist of the
2000s(decade). He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines including the
RollingStone magazine which has ranked him 82nd on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The same magazine
hasdeclared him The King of Hip Hop. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has achieved ten number.
onealbums on the Billboard 200. He has sold more than 42 million tracks and 49.1 million albums in the United States, and
100million albums worldwide.

Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. That first album, The
MarshallMathers LP and his third major album, The Eminem Show, all won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to
win BestRap Album for three consecutive LPs. The Marshall Mathers LP is also considered one of Eminem's best and most
successfulalbums. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004's Encore, titled
Relapse, onMay 15, 2009. In 2010, Eminem released his seventh studio album Recovery, which was an international success.
Recoverywas also named the best selling album worldwide of 2010 joining The Eminem Show, which was the best seller of
2002.Eminem won Grammy Awards for both Relapse and Recovery, giving him a total of 13 Grammys in his career. Eminem
hasnamed Masta Ace, Big Daddy Kane, Newcleus, the Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, AZ, Nas, and Ice-T amongst
othersas his influences.

Eminem has opened other ventures since the beginning of his success. He founded his own record label, Shady Records
withhis manager Paul Rosenberg. He also has his own radio channel, Shade 45. Eminem began an acting career in 2002, when
hestarred in the hip hop drama film 8 Mile. Consequently, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, becoming the
firstrap artist ever to win the award. He is also set to star in the 2013 films Shady Talez and Have Gun, Will Travel. He has
madecameo appearances in The Wash (2001), Funny People (2009) and the television series Entourage. « hide